How Itaewon became the go-to place for Halloween. People in their 20s and 30s frequent Itaewon to drink, party, and eat international cuisine, said Jia Shin, a 21-year-old from Seoul.

People wearing protective face masks walk through the Itaewon district in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, April 24, 2020. Updated October 31, 2022 at 9:34 AM ET.

Most weekends, the narrow alleys of Itaewon, the neon-lit nightlife district in South Korea’s capital Seoul, are busy with partygoers and tourists. Now it’s the site of one of the country’s ...

Seoul marked a somber anniversary over the weekend, a year after nearly 160 people died in a crowd surge in Itaewon, a popular nightlife district in the city. Oct. 29, 2022, had started as a long ...

SEOUL — As one of Seoul’s most diverse neighborhoods, Itaewon is a destination for a seemingly endless list of things. Bustling nightlife. Foreigner- and LGBT-friendly businesses. A dynamic ...

SEOUL — Forty-eight hours after Saturday's deadly Halloween stampede, the country is mourning the victims and searching for answers. A crowd surge in a narrow alley in the capital's Itaewon ...

On Saturday, an estimated 100,000 people flocked to celebrate Halloween in Itaewon, a popular entertainment district in Seoul. The government loosened crowd limits last November, and this was the ...

Over Halloween weekend last year, nearly 160 young people died in a crowd crush in Itaewon, a popular nightlife district in Seoul.For those who survived or lost loved ones, the past year has been ...

People wearing protective face masks walk through the Itaewon district in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, April 24, 2020. Updated October 31, 2022 at 9:34 AM ET.

Most weekends, the narrow alleys of Itaewon, the neon-lit nightlife district in South Korea’s capital Seoul, are busy with partygoers and tourists. Now it’s the site of one of the country’s ...

Itaewon was the location of a deadly stampede in Seoul Saturday night. Some 100,000 people were estimated to have passed through the area.